(19)
(11) EP 1 126 553 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
26.06.2002 Bulletin 2002/26

(43) Date of publication A2:
22.08.2001 Bulletin 2001/34

(21) Application number: 01300764.6

(22) Date of filing: 29.01.2001
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: H01R 12/38
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR
Designated Extension States:
AL LT LV MK RO SI

(30) Priority: 18.02.2000 JP 2000041500

(71) Applicant: Yazaki Corporation
Minato-ku, Tokyo (JP)

(72) Inventor:
  • Aoki, Hiroshi, c/o Yazaki Parts Co., Ltd.
    Haibara-gun, Shizuoka (JP)

(74) Representative: Haley, Stephen 
Gill Jennings & Every, Broadgate House, 7 Eldon Street
London EC2M 7LH
London EC2M 7LH (GB)

   


(54) Flat cable Terminal


(57) A bottom plate portion (3) of a flat cable terminal (1) is partially cut to form at least one spring piece portion (6). The at least one spring piece portion (6) is upwardly raised relative to the bottom plate portion (3). At least one barrel (4) pierces a base sheet (42) of a FPC (40) in a thickness direction thereof, and is so folded that a conductor (41) formed on the base sheet (42) of the FPC (40) is pressed and held between the at least one barrel (4) and the at least one spring piece portion (6). A fine projection (7) is formed on the spring piece portion (6) in order to firmly press against the conductor (41) of the FPC (40). A distal end of the barrel (4) is chamfered so as to facilitate penetration of the barrel (4) relative to the base sheet (42) of the FPC (40).






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